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Green Teas of Jiangsu

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Bi Luo Chun. Cui Luo tea. Yu Hua tea. Huaguoshan Yunwu tea. Jinshan Cui Ya. Jintan Que She tea. Qianfeng snow lotus tea. Tianchi Ming Hao tea. Wuxi Hao tea. Bi Luo Chun tea. Biluochun (Chinese: 碧螺春) is a famous green tea originally grown in the Dongting mountain region near Lake Tai, Jiangsu, China.

Bi Luo Chun tea

Also known as Pi Lo Chun, it is renowned for its delicate appearance, fruity taste, floral aroma, showy white hairs and early cropping. The name Biluochun literally means "Green Snail Spring". It is called so because it is a green tea that is rolled into a tight spiral, resembling snail meat, and is cropped early spring.

Its original name is Xia Sha Ren Xiang (simplified Chinese: 吓煞人香; traditional Chinese: 嚇煞人香; pinyin: xiàshàrénxiāng; "scary fragrance"). Nanshan Shoumei tea.